England’s Rapid Asymptomatic Testing Could Backfire Over Accuracy: Experts

England’s Rapid Asymptomatic Testing Could Backfire Over Accuracy: Experts
A student performs a university-provided CCP virus lateral flow test on himself in his college room in Oxford, England, on Dec.12, 2020. Laurel Chor/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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Some experts are worried that England’s rollout of rapid test kits for people without COVID-19 symptoms could backfire due to the limited accuracy of the technology—especially if government messaging is not clear.

The UK government announced on Sunday that the lateral flow testing kits as piloted in Liverpool in the autumn would be available for people who can’t work from home, starting this week.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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